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For this special crossover episode, Tim is joined by the one and only Roman Mars to discuss his new series, A History Of The United States In 100 Objects. From…
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When Dan was 22, he lied his way into becoming the batting coach for La Fortitudo, one of Italy’s most dominant professional baseball teams. What followed was the team’s worst…
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Kevin Murach is a professor who studies muscle cells at the University of Missouri. Kevin’s problem is this: Can we understand what’s going on in our cells when we lift…
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This fall, we’re giving “Where’s Dia?” a new name: “Gone.” Host Lucy Sherriff returns with more stories about people who disappear, the voids that are left open, and how, if…
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In this interview, Kamau Bell opens by giving flowers to Dominique Morgan for being an unapologetic Black trans woman educator and advocate on social media. Morgan explains her approach: showing…
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Before there was Canada, there was the Hudson’s Bay Company. HBC had its own laws and its own currency, and at one point controlled trade routes from the Arctic to…
Welcome to Displaced/Bienvenidos a Desplazado
One in eight people are projected to be displaced by climate change by 2050, and for many the time has already come. In this three-part series, Nina Lakhani takes us…
Adam Grant on How to Vibe with Just About Anyone
Ever unexpectedly hit it off with someone you thought you had nothing in common with? Or met someone who seemed perfect on paper, only to discover you had no chemistry?…
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John Legend has a new album out. This is his eleventh but he hasn’t made anything quite like it before. It’s called Muse and it’s a 16-track record produced in…
AI Is the New Social Media. Can We Protect Kids This Time?
We’re still reckoning with the effects of social media on young people’s mental health. Now, with artificial intelligence rapidly becoming part of our everyday lives, we’re at risk of making…
Everything You Need to Know about COP 31 | The Spill
The 31st annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (known as COP31) kicks off in Türkiye in a couple weeks. Drilled climate reporters — and COP veterans — Nina Lakhani, Amy…
Why Miners See Ghosts | Halloween Season
In the late 1970s, Yorkshire miner Chris Campbell sees something that terrifies him. The spirit of a miner who died in a collapse is calling to him. Is the ghostly…
